The daily deal space has always interested me. Back in April 2007, I went out to San Francisco and went to the Web 2.0 conference. It was alive with great energy and ideas. Twitter was 9 months old. Yahoo was still strong. I gained tons of insight from this conference. Before going to the conference, [...]
So, on the last day of CES 2011, I finally made it over to the Motorola booth, as I just had to try out the new Motorola Xoom tablet powered by Google’s Android 3.0 (Honeycomb) which eventually topped the polls and was named the best gadget at CES 2011. It is indeed a crush-worthy device. The [...]
LG kicked off press day here at CES. LG Mobile connected with Mobile Local Social back in December and invited me to come out and blog about their event and give our honest take on their new product line. However, after the press event, I can say I am very impressed. 2011 is going to [...]
This is completely true and changing the world as we know it. The folks over at Cognitive Media created this visual art transcription drawing. Here is what they had to say: “Here’s our latest effort in the video Scribing arena. I say arena, but there seems to be very few of us doing this sort [...]
Looks like Engadget has the scoop on a possible (probable?) Android/Sony gaming phone. Here’s some info: “Here’s what we can tell you about the hardware: if you’re a gaming fan, this is exactly the kind of phone you’ve been waiting for. The device is described as cross between the Samsung Captivate and the PSP Go [...]
Apple has purchased the patents for an electronic casing industry called Liquidmetal®. On August 5, 2010, Liquidmetal Technologies, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Liquidmetal”), entered into a Master Transaction Agreement with Apple Inc., a California corporation (“Apple”), pursuant to which (i) Liquidmetal contributed substantially all of its intellectual property assets to a newly organized special-purpose, wholly-owned [...]
There has been a lot of talk and maybe a little drama surrounding the Fast Company Influence Project and I wanted to write a little something about why I wanted to be a part of the project and why I continue to ask for the support of my friends and colleagues by the way of [...]
In the most astounding mobile conference presentation I have ever seen, Samsung highlighted all of the major offerings that its new Galaxy S series Android devices are capable of. I will be acquiring the Sprint Epic (physical keyboard, LED flash, 4G) version of the Galaxy S upon release. Expect an article when that happens. In the [...]
Amazon dropped the price of the Kindle to $189 from $249. Ok, really? While I understand that some people have a previously purchased Kindle, why would anyone buy just a Kindle for themselves at this point when we now have the iPad? Yes, the iPad is a lot more money but for most people it [...]
This is innovation! USB Host or USB OTG (On-The-Go) is a way for your device to read other USB devices such as keyboards, web cams or small EXTERNAL HARD DRIVES. Sven Killig decided to work out some driver tweaks to get this running on his Nexus One. The Nokia N8 also has USB OTG built [...]
A fellow who goes by the name “squirrelfantasy” (we’re not going to ask) has put together a working printer that uses felt-tip pens instead of ink cartridges. The most impressive part, though, is that he built it entirely out of LEGOs. Adorned with LEGO men and, really, only as pretty as it has to be to [...]
When my business partner Jeanette and I were asked to attend a Harley Davidson luncheon to kick off the Women Riders weekend we said yes faster than you can say Women Riders! Having never been on a Harley, I was more the excited to go check it all out and learn about the culture. Harley [...]
Over at Reddit I noticed a link to Whisper Systems. Encrypted voice and texting applications entitled RedPhone 0.1 and TextSecure 0.1, are free for Android phones. If this isn’t a reason to have an open source O/S, I don’t know what is. Download from the Android market now. I just did.
At only 80 um-thick, Sony’s flexible OLED which measures 4.1 inches and is 432X240 rez, is looking pretty futuristic to me.
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The Android 2.2 platform introduces many new and exciting features for users and developers. This document provides a glimpse at some of the new user features and technologies in Android 2.2. For more information about the new developer APIs, see the Android 2.2 version notes. New User Features New Platform Technologies New Developer Services New [...]
The iPhad empire. Only two or maybe three operating systems can hang with the top dog. Ok, maximum five are possibly real iPad competitors. Six then. That’s it! 2010 is shaping up to be the year of the tablet/pad/slates.
Read on for the major comparisons.
Ok, we all know this is a very shitty crisis going on down in the Gulf of Mexico. I have to say that it seemed like only a matter of time for one of these offshore oil wells did something crazy like explode and completely pollute the surrounding waters. It had to go wrong sometime… [...]
The information below is from an email I received today sent by The Ning Team from new CEO Jason Rosenthal, explaining the changes coming to monetize the social platform in July. . . however – hold on to your pencils!! Ning will remain free for teachers. Hello! We’re writing today to let you know about [...]
According to Zebra’s site: Zebra Imaging was founded in 1996 by graduates of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Media Laboratory. The mission of the company was established at that time: to develop and provide the best technologies and products for three-dimensional visual communications. With initial and continuing support from investors, the company has succeeded in [...]
One of the most exciting things about working in education is how much technology is making it easier for people to learn. Students are no longer chained to stacks of books at their school’s library. The “library” can now be found at their fingertips on their favorite search engine. Teachers are no longer confined by [...]
Created by Boston Dynamics BigDog is the alpha male of the Boston Dynamics robots. It is a rough-terrain robot that walks, runs, climbs and carries heavy loads. BigDog is powered by an engine that drives a hydraulic actuation system. BigDog has four legs that are articulated like an animal’s, with compliant elements to absorb shock [...]
Q. What exactly is the O.R.B.? A ring or a headset? A. Both, actually! The O.R.B. is a “digitset™” that transforms from a ring with a simple twist to become a headset worn on the ear that is capable of hands-free calling. Incorporating NXT technology the O.R.B. provides high quality bone conduction audio without the [...]
HDMI out, Youtube HQ, 720P video recording, front facing webcam. All shown in the video below. I think if they ever release a phone like this with a keyboard (for tactile feedback gaming…I need buttons) I will cry.
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As Captain Tightpants famously retorted to a certain whiny farmboy, “She may not look like much, but she’s got it where it counts, kid. I’ve made a lot of special modifications myself.”
iPad Ebooks are making their way into the light. Eventually, if technology continues to move forward, we may see much less books in print and much more books like the one in this video. If these types of Ebooks are exclusively made for children I must be easily entertained. As seen at Gizmodo.
Cory Doctorow, Joel Johnson, you’re both wrong when it comes to the iPad. I’m probably wrong, too. But that’s never stopped me from pointing out errors when I sees ‘em. First up: C-Doc, I love you and your can-do spirit, but Joel is right. A lot of people want something that just works. The trick [...]
What is the latest trend in woodworking? Why custom iMac’s from Old Time Computers of course! You can get an “Apple iMac Oak Custom Cover, Base Cover and Oak Keyboard Accent. Hand made and Custom Built. Vintage look built in the early Victorian – Industrial style…Steampunk – Dieselpunk Hand Painted Faux marble finish base cover. [...]
::yawn:: I am catching up on the morning news when I came across a post by @Tim_Stevens on @engadget. I seriously should have more coffee before attempting the morning headlines, because the first thing that came to mind after reading that headline was . . . well, it’s NSFW. Read Tim’s full article here – [...]
While the Nintendo 3DS is still shrouded in mystery. We take an in-depth look at existing technologies and analyze how Nintendo may be adding 3D display technology to the 3DS. Parallax barrier 3D displays? Natal-like cameras? Force-feedback 3D controllers? They are all possible..
At TED2009, Tim Berners-Lee called for “raw data now” — for governments, scientists and institutions to make their data openly available on the web. At TED University in 2010, he shows a few of the interesting results when the data gets linked up. This Ted talk is very informative and interesting as Tim is essentially what Al Gore claims to be: the founder of the modern internet.
A California Institute of Technology (Caltech)-led team of researchers and clinicians has published the first proof that a targeted nanoparticle—used as an experimental therapeutic and injected directly into a patient’s bloodstream—can traffic into tumors, deliver double-stranded small interfering RNAs (siRNAs), and turn off an important cancer gene using a mechanism known as RNA interference (RNAi).
Now this is a reason to upgrade to Adobe Photoshop CS5!!! Content-Aware Fill is the single most impressive tool I have personally ever seen used to manipulate or “correct” images to your liking in Photoshop. Watch the video and prepare to be pleased. Via Gizmodo. Image courtesy Dogsarethecoolest.wordpress.com
The first 4G phone has been announced by Sprint and woooo boy, it’s a doozy. Via Phandroid and Engadget. Engadget stated: “The handset is centered around a 480 x 800 4.3-inch TFT LCD, with a Snapdragon QSD8650 1GHz processor under the hood (the CDMA version of the QSD8250 in the HD2 and Nexus One), and [...]
Nintendo has announced today that they will be releasing a completely revised handheld device called the Nintendo 3DS. Based off of the DSi design, the 3DS will incorporate a list of new features according to Kotaku: What We Definitely Know Here’s the stuff that’s explicitly stated in the press release. – That a new handheld, [...]
